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Storm At Sea Quilt Designs from Inklingo

Summary

Storm At Sea is a fabulously versatile design for machine piecers. It is simpler to sew than you might think--despite the odd angles and points. Don't worry. No weird rulers, no templates and no paper piecing are required. This article includes an elegant example and an Electric Quilt project file!

Storm At Sea Quilt Designs from Inklingo

Ruby Sea was designed by Pines & Curley in Electric Quilt for the Inklingo Love the Lines contest in 2012 and the shapes were printed on fabric with Inklingo!

Pines & Curley assigned a number to each block variation. It was necessary to prepare a Cheat Sheet and also to make careful notes to stay organized.

ELECTRIC QUILT PROJECT FILE

This elegant quilt is being quilted now."There are several things I learned during the process, especially since the many of the blocks were unique based on the colour placement. I used the EQ printout in two ways. One version to cut out the various blocks to figure out how many I needed of each one. The second EQ printout was intact with the block number. That sheet was used as a reference for the quilt assembly."

This might be what you think of, when you think of Storm At Sea. Whether you prefer traditional or innovative designs, Storm At Sea is simpler to sew than you might think—despite the odd angles and points.

When you print the shapes on fabric with Inklingo, there are no weird rulers, no templates and no paper piecing required!

Notice the odd angles on the corners (above) . . .

. . . so the precision corners match up perfectly when you sew!

When you have a line to cut along and a line to sew along, it restores the pleasure of sewing fabric, not paper.

We love it when simple shapes let us create so many different variations!

The triangles and squares used in Storm At Sea are extremely versatile for other designs, like Square in a Square, Flying Geese, and more. There are examples on the Main Storm At Sea Page.

If you are new to Inklingo, you can order and download a FREE Inklingo shape collection and start sewing in the next few minutes. There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks. Main Beginner's Page

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Pines & Curley assigned a number to each block variation. It was necessary to prepare a Cheat Sheet and also to make careful notes to stay organized.

There are several things I learned during the process, especially since the many of the blocks were unique based on the colour placement. I used the EQ printout in two ways. One version to cut out the various blocks to figure out how many I needed of each one. The second EQ printout was intact with the block number. That sheet was used as a reference for the quilt assembly.

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This might be what you think of, when you think of Storm At Sea.

Whether you prefer traditional or innovative designs, Storm At Sea is simpler to sew than you might think—despite the odd angles and points.

Storm At Sea is a fabulously versatile design.

When you print the shapes on fabric with Inklingo, there are no weird rulers, no templates and no paper piecing required!

Notice the odd angles on the corners (above) . . .

. . . so the precision corners match up perfectly!

Inklingo gives you a line to cut along and a line to sew along, so it restores the pleasure of sewing fabric, not paper.

The triangles and squares are extremely versatile for other designs, like Square in a Square, Flying Geese, and more. There are examples on the Main Storm At Sea Page.

http://lindafranz.com/shop/storm-at-sea-quilt/15

DESIGN OPTIONS

There is a gallery of quilts on the website

http://lindafranz.com/galleries/storm-at-sea-quilt/41

and more ideas in the Storm At Sea Design Book—$20 value, half price or free!
http://www.lindafranz.com/blog/free-storm-at-sea-quilt-book/

SEWING INSTRUCTIONS

The Inklingo Storm At Sea Design Book includes a unique two-page sewing guide to keep beside the machine. It simplifies everything.

CHOICE OF 5 SIZES!

This double Storm At Sea design is one of the worksheets included in the Storm At Sea shape collections.

If you are new to Inklingo, you can order and download a FREE Inklingo shape collection and start sewing in the next few minutes. There are triangles, diamonds, and squares in the free collection—great for dozens of different blocks. Main Beginner's Page

http://lindafranz.com/shop/inklingo-getting-started/3

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Glossary

A method of hand piecing where paper templates are used inside the block elements to guide where the edges are turned under and templates are removed. Baby Blocks, Grandmother's Flower Garden and other non-square shapes are often pieced this way.